On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 09:31:02 -0700, "JB"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Hi
>
>I have bought a Toshiba laptop which is wireless enabled, and have a Netgear
>router which allows me to connect to the internet. I have managed to do
>this, but am concerned that my connection has no security. Is there an easy
>way to protect this connection? Step-by-step instructions would be great!
There is not a vast amount to add that was not added by the other
responses.
In case you had not picked up from the other post wireless security
and a firewall are completely different. One protects you from
someone driving up and plugging into your network from outside your
house and the other protects your computer from invasion via the
internet.
You haven't said which Netgear router you are using but the DG834G
would be the likely culprit. This is a very easy unit to encrypt and
the following link provides a PDF version of the instructions.
ftp://downloads.netgear.com/files/dg...nce_manual.pdf
Detailed information is available on setting up security. It begins
on p4-2 and continues from there. Be sure to read all the section
before beginning the set up.
Don't get diverted by the idea of the firewall. This is turned on by
default and is already protecting you from internet nasties (although
an AV is still a must and you might want to consider use of a software
firewall, but worry about that AFTER you've sorted the encryption).
Hope this helps.
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